ARC Raiders genre changed to PvPvE extraction shooter

ARC Raiders has changed genres from a “cooperative third-person shooter” to a “player-versus-player-versus-environment survival extraction shooter,” developer Embark Studios announced.

“Last spring, we made the decision to move the release of ARC Raiders in order to focus on releasing THE FINALS, our team-based first-person shooter, as our first game,” ARC Raiders producer Aleksander Grondal said in a blog post. “At that time, we also said we were giving the ARC Raiders team time to add player-versus-player to the existing foundation of the game.

“Since then, over the course of development, ARC Raiders has taken the shape of what we believe to be a truly promising player-versus-player-versus-environment survival extraction shooter—a game that stays true to the ARC Raiders universe and we’re having a blast testing internally.”

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

ARC Raiders is a free-to-play, third-person, player-versus-player-versus-environment extraction shooter set in a lethal future earth ravaged by a mechanized threat known as ARC. You’re a Raider, earning your keep in the struggling colony of Speranza, fighting for survival against ARC and other Raiders standing in your way.

Welcome to Calabretta, Raider.

This place isn’t safe and hasn’t been for a long time. About a decade ago, a mysterious mechanized threat appeared here. They’re known as ARC.

People have fled to the underground colony of Speranza, seeking supplies to survive, and shelter from the machines. Demand for resources is at an all-time high. But getting those resources is a risky job, and it isn’t for everyone.

But it is a job for you.

That’s why you’ve enlisted as a Raider, scavenging for vital supplies that are scattered across the landscape. Everything from leftovers from yesterday’s run-in with ARC to the unlikely remains of a pinball machine.

Out there, the stakes are high, and you will have to fight for your loot. Lethal ARC machines roam the surface. And there are no rules in Calabretta, so beware of other Raiders.

With the traders in Speranza, trust is hard-earned and easily lost. You need to earn your keep. So don’t come back from a quest empty-handed.
When you see another Raider chased by a swarm of ARC drones, do you go in for the kill? Do you lend a helping hand? Or do you hold back and feast on the valuable remains?

ARC Raiders is an upcoming third-person, player-versus-player-versus-environment extraction shooter, set in a lethal future earth. Sign up for playtesting now.

ARC Raiders is due out for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in 2023.